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PlayStation 4 sales help Sony swing to Q2 operating profit

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp swung to a second-quarter operating profit as strong PlayStation 4 videogame sales helped to offset a fall in smartphone sales and keep the company on a recovery track after years of decline in its consumer electronics business. Sony said on Thursday its July-September operating profit came to 88 billion yen ($729 million), its best second-quarter operating profit in eight years. The profit

Oil industry slipping into the red as outlook dims

The oil sector is gradually slipping into the red after years of fat profits as the slump in oil prices and a grim outlook bite deeper. The world’s top oil companies have struggled in recent months to cope with the halving of oil prices since June 2014, cutting spending repeatedly, making thousands of job cuts and scrapping projects. The lower-for-longer outlook for oil prices took its heaviest toll yet in

Oil industry slipping into the red as outlook dims

The oil sector is gradually slipping into the red after years of fat profits as the slump in oil prices and a grim outlook bite deeper. The world’s top oil companies have struggled in recent months to cope with the halving of oil prices since June 2014, cutting spending repeatedly, making thousands of job cuts and scrapping projects. The lower-for-longer outlook for oil prices took its heaviest toll yet in

Nokia beats estimates and returns cash, Alcatel deal on track

By Jussi Rosendahl and Leila Abboud HELSINKI/PARIS (Reuters) – Finnish network equipment maker Nokia reported stronger-than-expected quarterly profits as growth in China offset weaker demand in other key markets, and said it would return money to shareholders after acquiring Alcatel-Lucent . The tie-up will vault the new company into a stronger position to compete with Sweden’s Ericsson and low-cost Chinese player Huawei [HWT.UL], in a market for telecom network gear